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维尔纽斯传：琥珀之城
◎作为欧洲地理的中心，这座城市却并不为许多人所了解。
◎书中收录了70余幅插图，来自维尔纽斯大学图书馆、立陶宛国立博物馆等机构和个人收藏，是珍贵的历史资料。彩色插图由立陶宛知名摄影师拍摄，展现了维尔纽斯当下的风采。
◎本书汇集了到访过维尔纽斯的人们对她的记录，是读者了解维尔纽斯过去和现在的绝佳窗口。
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从14世纪传奇的发端直到21世纪，本书通过作者作为维尔纽斯本地人和其他富有洞察力的外国访客多视角介绍立陶宛首都的历史。除了运用传统的历史调查手段，参考大量的资料外，本书的特别之处在于大量引用了多层面旅行者的记忆——从文学巨匠（如作家陀思妥耶夫斯基、奥斯特洛夫斯基、托尔斯泰、司汤达、巴赫金和布罗斯基）到政治人物（如德国将军鲁登道夫、拿破仑皇帝和亚历山大大帝），再到同样引人注目却被遗忘的历史小人物。作者将他们的信件、日记、话语和反思编织成一个引人入胜的故事，展示了对立陶宛、波兰、俄罗斯和德国的身份认同的深刻理解，以及它在欧洲犹太文化中的中心地位。这本书是一个名副其实的镜厅，它展示了维尔纽斯的光辉景象，也为欧洲打开了一扇非凡的窗户。这本广受好评的书被《经济学人》（The Economist）形容为对这座城市的一幅“微妙而动人”的写照，让读者在跟随维尔纽斯的故事穿越欧洲历史上最黑暗的篇章时，有一种“被恐怖笼罩、被奇迹浸透”的感觉。
Presents the history of the capital city of Lithuania from its 14th century legendary beginnings up to 2009, when Vilnius bears the distinction of European Capital of Culture. Besides applying the traditional apparatus of historical investigation and referring to a large number of sources, the special feature of this book is the ample quotes from travelers who passed through the city during their own life journeys. This list ranges from known artistic giants (such as writers Dostoyevsky, Ostrovsky, Tolstoy, Döblin, and Brodsky) through political and cultural icons (such as German general Ludendorff and the Emperors Napoleon and Alexander), to equally compelling forgotten European personas who mark entire generations back to the 14th century. The subtitle refers to the fact that until quite recently, ethnic Lithuanians rarely formed the majority of the inhabitants of Vilnius. Contents; Prologue Chapter 1: The Brink of Europe Chapter 2: Mapping Sarmatia Chapter 3: Enlightenment Shadows Chapter 4: Napoleon s Curse Chapter 5: Russian Intrigue Chapter 6: German Intrusion Chapter 7: The Absent Nation Chapter 8: Maelstrom Europe Notes Illustrations Cited Works Index
◎书中收录了70余幅插图，来自维尔纽斯大学图书馆、立陶宛国立博物馆等机构和个人收藏，是珍贵的历史资料。彩色插图由立陶宛知名摄影师拍摄，展现了维尔纽斯当下的风采。
◎本书汇集了到访过维尔纽斯的人们对她的记录，是读者了解维尔纽斯过去和现在的绝佳窗口。
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从14世纪传奇的发端直到21世纪，本书通过作者作为维尔纽斯本地人和其他富有洞察力的外国访客多视角介绍立陶宛首都的历史。除了运用传统的历史调查手段，参考大量的资料外，本书的特别之处在于大量引用了多层面旅行者的记忆——从文学巨匠（如作家陀思妥耶夫斯基、奥斯特洛夫斯基、托尔斯泰、司汤达、巴赫金和布罗斯基）到政治人物（如德国将军鲁登道夫、拿破仑皇帝和亚历山大大帝），再到同样引人注目却被遗忘的历史小人物。作者将他们的信件、日记、话语和反思编织成一个引人入胜的故事，展示了对立陶宛、波兰、俄罗斯和德国的身份认同的深刻理解，以及它在欧洲犹太文化中的中心地位。这本书是一个名副其实的镜厅，它展示了维尔纽斯的光辉景象，也为欧洲打开了一扇非凡的窗户。这本广受好评的书被《经济学人》（The Economist）形容为对这座城市的一幅“微妙而动人”的写照，让读者在跟随维尔纽斯的故事穿越欧洲历史上最黑暗的篇章时，有一种“被恐怖笼罩、被奇迹浸透”的感觉。
Presents the history of the capital city of Lithuania from its 14th century legendary beginnings up to 2009, when Vilnius bears the distinction of European Capital of Culture. Besides applying the traditional apparatus of historical investigation and referring to a large number of sources, the special feature of this book is the ample quotes from travelers who passed through the city during their own life journeys. This list ranges from known artistic giants (such as writers Dostoyevsky, Ostrovsky, Tolstoy, Döblin, and Brodsky) through political and cultural icons (such as German general Ludendorff and the Emperors Napoleon and Alexander), to equally compelling forgotten European personas who mark entire generations back to the 14th century. The subtitle refers to the fact that until quite recently, ethnic Lithuanians rarely formed the majority of the inhabitants of Vilnius. Contents; Prologue Chapter 1: The Brink of Europe Chapter 2: Mapping Sarmatia Chapter 3: Enlightenment Shadows Chapter 4: Napoleon s Curse Chapter 5: Russian Intrigue Chapter 6: German Intrusion Chapter 7: The Absent Nation Chapter 8: Maelstrom Europe Notes Illustrations Cited Works Index
341 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2009
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